When it comes to world leaders, I take the opposite approach as Hanlon’s Razor: Never assume stupidity when malice is a plausible explanation.
Notice how the party of ‘the cruelty is the point’ is also full of blundering idiots. That may be in part because actual blundering idiots are attracted to that bullshit; but it’s also likely because it’s a successful strategy in that political environment.
I don’t really care that they’re just stupid - the problem is they’re evil.
When it comes to world leaders, I take the opposite approach as Hanlon’s Razor: Never assume stupidity when malice is a plausible explanation.
Notice how the party of ‘the cruelty is the point’ is also full of blundering idiots. That may be in part because actual blundering idiots are attracted to that bullshit; but it’s also likely because it’s a successful strategy in that political environment.
I don’t really care that they’re just stupid - the problem is they’re evil.